Ministries
Pontifical Missions
The Mission Office of the Diocese of Fort Worth assists the Diocesan Bishop in his direction and coordination of actions that belong to missionary work and missionary cooperation. Established to foster missionary work through the four Pontifical Mission Societies, the Mission Office promotes:
- Annual World Day for the Missions of the Society of the Propagation of the Faith
- Children helping children through Missionary Childhood Association
- Prayer and support for vocations through Society of St. Peter the Apostle
- Missionary cooperation among all faithful through the Pontifical Missionary Union
The Pontifical Mission Societies were given the title “Pontifical” in 1922 and have special responsibility in the Universal Church. They are under the direct canonical jurisdiction of the Holy Father who, together with the entire body of Bishops, reminds all the faithful of their baptismal call to mission through our prayers and financial support for more than 1,100 mission dioceses in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Pacific Islands and Latin America.
"One Family in Mission"
The Office seeks to collaborate with clergy, parishes, schools, religious women and men and other agencies and departments of the Diocese. It seeks the cooperation of the faithful in promoting the mission of Christ through their prayer, sacrifices and financial support.
The Missionary Cooperation Plan is administered by the Mission Office. Through this program missionary dioceses, religious congregations and lay mission groups are assigned to parishes to speak at weekend Mass in the name of their organization. It is also a way to make parishioners aware of the missionary work of the Church that is going on throughout the world.
World Mission Sunday (the second to last Sunday in October) is the primary initiative of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith and serves as an opportunity for the whole Catholic Church to celebrate their call to participate in God’s mission in the world. Every parish celebrates it so as to strengthen the international missionary call of all the faithful.
All the baptized have the responsibility to be on mission, even the young, and so the Missionary Childhood Association (MCA) was born! This is an organization made up of youths all over the world who pray, work and sacrifice for their brothers and sisters in faith, hence the motto, “Children Helping Children.” Here in the Diocese of Fort Worth, children have the opportunity to learn more about children in mission dioceses, to experience new forms of prayer and participate in supporting the efforts of MCA. Materials are available to assist in the classroom or ministry and we are available to help bring mission to life for the children of the Diocese.
Resources
- Pontifical Mission Societies-International Secretariats
- Pontifical Mission Societies
- Missio USA
- Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church
- Pray for Mission Vocations
Contacts:
Rev. Brijil Lawrence, SAC
Director of the Propagation of the Faith
Chairman of the Diocesan Mission Council
817-945-9362
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